Toy.



LILLIAN C. KELLOGG, 0F NORWALK, OHIO.

TOY.

Application filed February 16, 1918.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, LILLIAN C. Knnnose, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwalk, in the county of Huron and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys, and more particularly to a toy employing a figure and means for causing movement thereof.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a device of the character stated especially adapted for use by small children, in which a figure is placed upon supporting rollers, and these rollers moved over a floor or other suitable surface so as to cause the movement of the figure transversely of the rollers. A further object is to provide a supporting frame provided with a plurality of rollers which project beneath the frame so as to be rotated when the frame is moved over a surface such as the floor with the rollers in contact therewith, a figure being placed on the upper surfaces of the rollers so as to be caused to move longitudinally of the frame when the frame is moved. Further objects will appear from the detailed descri tion.

In e drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a device constructed in accordance with my invention as used.- w a Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of a figure and supporting block therefor.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of a modified form showing one of the rollers in section.

The side rails 1 and 2 of the main supporting frame 8 are secured in parallel spaced relation by tie rods 4 positioned at each end and the center of the frame. These rails rotatably support equally spaced parallel spindles 5 on which are rotatably mounted suitable rollers 6. These rollers are all of the same diameter, the spindles 5 being positioned at the transverse centers of the side rails 1 and 2, and the rollers being of such diameter as to project below the side rails. By placing the device thus formed on a table or on the floor, and moving the same longitudinally, rollers 6 will be rotated due to frictional engagementwith the supporting surface. It will be evident Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

Serial No. 217,581.

pipe. By placing block 7 upon the top of rollers 6 and then setting the device on a.

table or floor and moving the frame in the direction indicated, rollers 6 will be caused to rotate this causing movement of the block and the figure supported thereby in the direction of movement of the frame. The movement thus imparted to the figure will apparently be very rapid since the figure will move twice the distance which the frame is moved in the time that it takes the frame to move through a given distance.

By providing figures having supporting bases which differ in the degree of smoothness, the speed of movement of the different figures may be Varied. For instance, if the under face of block 7 be roughened or covered with a piece of sand paper or some theother hand, if the block 9 which carries the dog 10 shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, has its under face comparatively smooth so as to permit a certain amount of slipping between the rollers 6 and this block, the speed of movement of the dog will be rather slow as compared to block 7, so that by placing block 7 and block 9 upon the rollers 6 and moving the frame so as to cause rotation of the rollers, the blocks being placed at the rearward end of, the frame considered from the direction of movement, the man. 8 will appear to be running away from the dog 10. It will be evident that by constructing the blocks for the different figures so as to vary the frictional engagement between these blocks and the rollers, races and games of various sorts may be readily improvised so that various animals may be made to appear to chase each other, thus constituting a source of great amusement for the children.

If desired, the rollers 6 may be made in several sections, and these sections may be made of different materials of difierent degrees of smoothness so as to vary their gripping effect upon the blocks for supporting the figures. In Fig. 5 of the drawings I have illustrated rollers composed of two sections. In this figure, I have shown each of the rollers 11 as composed of the cylindrical sections 11 and 11 which are rotatably mounted on the spindles 5 for independent rotation. By placing one block on the rollers 11 adjacent the rail 1 and the other block adjacent rail 2, these blocks will be moved in the direction of movement of the frame at difierent speeds, thus rendering it possible to give the appearance of a race between the two figures; By using the sectional rollers, in conjunction with blocks having their under surfaces treated so as to vary the frictional engagement between the same and rollers, many variations may be secured thus rendering it possible to get up races of different sorts having any desired number of figures some of which may be caused to overtake the others so as to apparently win the race.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a supporting frame, and a plurality of rollers mounted therein and projecting beyond said frame so as to be caused to rotate by frictional engagement with a surface over which the frame is moved, said rollers being disposed in parallelism and adapted to support a supporting block for a figure so as to frictionally engage the under surface thereof and cause movement of the block and in the direction of movement of the frame when said frame is moved longitudinally with the rollers in engagement with a supporting surface.

2. In a device of the character described, a supporting frame, a plurality of supporting spindles secured in said frame in parallel spaced relation, rollers rotatably mounted on said spindles and projecting below the frame so as to frictionally engage a supporting surface over which the frame is moved so as to be caused to rotate thereby, the rollers being adapted to frictionally en gage a block supported thereby so as to cause movement of said block in the direction of movement of the frame.

3. In a device of the character described, a supporting frame, a plurality of spindles carried by said frame and extending transversely thereof, and rollers rotatably mounted on said spindles and projecting below the frame, said rollers being each composed of a plurality of independently rotatable sections adapted to frictionally grip and cause movement of a block supported by the rollers when the rollers are rotated, said rollers serving to cause movement of blocks placed adjacent each side rail of the frame at different speeds.

4. The combination with a supporting frame and a plurality of rollers carried thereby in parallel. spaced relation and projecting beneath the frame, a supporting block mounted on said rollers so as to be I frictionally gripped thereby and caused to move longitudinally of the frame when the rollers are rotated, said block being adapted to support a suitable figure.

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LILLIAN O'. KELLOGG. Witnesses:

HARLoN L. STEWART, RAY S. Knnnoee.

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Washington, D. G. 

